Roy Hitt vs. Bill Scherrer — Career Comparison

Roy Hitt
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Scherrer
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roy Hitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Scherrer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Roy Hitt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.4 and WHIP 1.298 compared to 4.08 and 1.529 for Bill Scherrer. By the career numbers, Roy Hitt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roy Hitt and Bill Scherrer

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.23
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
6.59
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.35
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.23
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.82
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.4
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
4.08
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
27
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
934
27
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
153.1
9
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311.1
9
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
8.39
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
8.87
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.9
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.29
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
4.05
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.84
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.7
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
5.98
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.115
1.115
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.23
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.7
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
36.51
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1353
39.11
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.34
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
4.46
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
4.45
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.52
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.93
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.298
1.298
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.436
1.436
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
32.52
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1179
34.08
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.51
36.51
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for Roy Hitt and Bill Scherrer

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.24
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
6.59
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
934
27
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311.1
9
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.4
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.18
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.47
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.41
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
1.99
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.35
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.88
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.2
94.2
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.905
1.905
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Hitt and Bill Scherrer

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
21
206.56
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229
6245.45
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
600
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
550.82
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
463.64
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
25.05
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
12.72
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
137.7
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
109.09
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
49.18
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
108.2
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
27.3
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
10.44
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
39.34
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
136.36
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.17
10.17
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PA
4.4
4.4
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.84
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PA